Wichita eagle., 1887-07-10
INDIAN sCALPs.
The Wichita Braves XIII Nine Choc
taw Bucks With War Clubs.
Scalp Them and Ransack the Pockets Of the
Slain.


Scalp Them and Ransack the Pockets Of the
Slain.
The Wichita Braves again met the Choc-
taw Bucks in the wilds of Arkansaw on
the afternoon of Saturday, the 9th inst, and
after hotly contested fight of two hours.
succeeded in killing the entire band of nine
of the enemy, while not one OF the noble
Wichita Braves was wounded. The only In
dian to escape the terrible onslaught Of the
victorious Braves was a Cherokee named
''Man not afraid to UMPIRE" who was sim
ply q locker on. The battle was fought with
club and ball and after nine terrific and
bloody assaults the Wichitas came of vic
torious.
This is the second time this week these two
tribes have come together with the same re-
suit. About a month ago, in the first battle,
the Choctaws were victors, but have been
vanquished in all Of the last four. Verify
they die hard, and it is to be hoped the
Choctaws have no more than four lives, or
| the Wichita BRAVES will be under the
painful necessity of knocking the remaining
lives out of them. The Choctaws are re-
ported to have lost all their goods and ponies
in the last fight.
The following is a condensed account OF
the battle: "Wichita Braves"-Runs 5, base
hits Z, errors Q; chiefs, Baldwin and
Leighton led the victorious Braves. The
Choctaw's who rendezvous at Fort Smith
| had:
Runs, g. Base hits, 6; errors, 5.
Chief Savers and Marty led the "Choctaw
Bucks
ABENEFIT.
The Ladies Benevolent Home IS taking
care of several very unfortunate cases and
is greatly in need Of funds Learning OF
| this condition of the home, President Wal
den. of the base ball association, has very
generously rendered them benefit on next
Friday afternoon, the 18th, at which time
they y ill play the Winfield club, who will
be here on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
This will be the first appearance OF the WIN
fields here They are very strong team
although they started out quite weak. The
nine has since been strengthened and on
Thursday defeated the Emporias by a
score of II to l, so that the Wichitas had
better look out. After the game mentioned
Winfield was ablaze with fireworks, f1ags
we're flying and bands played to the wild de-
light of the natives.
The street car company has built spur
directly to the grand stand and will put on
eight additional cars, received this week.
The company will start cars from Main and
Douglas at regular intervals and promise to
have plenty to accommodate all, particularly
ladies. who desire to attend the games here
after.
| The Ladies' Benevolent Home will ask the
ladies of the city to assist them IN disposlng
of as many tickets as possible and request all
who will sell tickets for them to go to Presl-
dent Waldens office at the A. ID. T., and
get the benefit tickets to sell afternoon on
Monday tomorrow. The price including
an excellentiy shaded and cool seat in the
grand stand is forty cents, where 2,'0o peo-
pie can be comfort ably seated, and there are
seats for 1000 ladies. AS this will
be a benefit for charitable institution.
Ladies will be expected to pay, but at all
future games they will be admitted free, tc
the grand stand and all. 1t is hoped that tn
ladies will turn out enmasse and make this q
society event. and if each gentleman who
wishes to encourage so worthy an institution
as the Home, will tax his family he will not
only spend pleasant afternoon, but give tt
a most excellent and praiseworthy under
taking. The Home is not only most ex
celient charity, but is positive financial ale
to the county and city, as it takes cart
of the most expensive and difficult cases OF
distress which would otherwise fall upon the
public to be paid by direct taxation. The
Home has made no appeal, but the base bal
management, believing that it should be as
sisted makes the Home this generous offer
Let some of the leading society ladies take
this matter in hand at once and give the
Home good round sum. No better WORK
can be inaugurated by them. A thorough
canvass of the city should sell thousands OF
tickets. Business men and taxpayers should
contribute literally by buying number OF
tickets.